Black smoke is carbon burning from it not running due to water in engine evaporating I'm a mechanic and a chicken guy birds are fine there strong your parents live there to dont forget like you said small place the cars get you around and are a life needed object for everyday
Hell my older hens grab my 5 month olds and terrorize them to the point they wont come out and I have 3 silkie roosters and a massive RI red rooster I have 6 sex links 5 red 1 black picking on my 5 EE"S AND MY BARRED ROCK
I have 5 EE's and 2 of them are smaller than the rest and there about 4 months came from same batch my 2 white EE's are getting big 1 brown one as well but 2 brown ones stayed kids small much smaller than there 3 sisters
I'm so sorry most people would laugh and say its a chicks but like myself there part of the family they feed is eggs my kids play with them and they are generally our pets and heartbroken for you I'm sorry
how are your chickens I have 2 that had cocci the respiratory thing I've yet to pet mine back there 100% healthy and eating I've been told the flock I have 17 birds with 4 roosters all other birds are great I dont know what to do myself did yours get better and back with the rest did the others...
all I can say is thank you there both doing remarkable great one still gets a little runny beak no coughing sneezing no rattles anymore the other is putting on weight and both are full of energy I had them on the meds for 3 days I've had them separate from the other 14 and none of them are sick...
Some birds do grow slower my barred rock is the same age as my EE's about 4 months she is bigger and my sexlinks are the same age and there fully grown just about I'm trying myself to figure she to replace 2 chica back 1 was suck and the other was the runt I imagine and didn't get to eat much...
well I have an easteregger same age as the test and almost half the size as the others less than 4 months and a barred rock at same age has grown rapidly mot huge but good sized
I've had 1 wick chicken 3 month old EE never lost appetite or wanting to drink has had runny nose and sneezes been giving her vetrx and summer the other 16 I have have no sign of symptoms she very energetic but I dont know what will happen with the rest will they get sick and die I dont want to...
I have one that is sneezing and has snot and thought another was sick so I went to my local grain and feed store and got petrx and I works awesome and summer for there eater and giving them heat and warm there doing great